Reel



July 28, 1931. F MOSSBERG 1,816,651

REEL

Filed April 27, 1928 om 'lll/l),

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4Patente-d July 28, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK MOSSBERG, F ATTLEBORO, IMASSACHUSETTS, SSIGNOR TO MOSSBERG FRESSEB STEEL CORPORATION, 0F ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION 0F MASSA- CHUSETTS Application filed April 27,

This invention relates to a reel formed of sheet material and has for its object to provide a construction by which the .heads may be readily centered with reference to the barrel and firmly secured thereto.

A furtheiimbject of thev invention is the pi'ovision of eircularly located ears secured to or carried by the head and projecting inwardly in position' to receive the barrel and engage the surface thereof and be welded thereto to secure the heads in position.

A still further object of the invention vis the shearing 'of the ears from the stock of the heads of the reel and folding them inwardly to engage the inner surface of the barrel to centraline and position the same with reference to the head and secure them thereto by welding.

lVith these andother objects in view, the invention consists ot cert-ain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, aiid particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure l is a side elevation of the reel partly in section.

Figure 2 is a detailed sectional view thereof showing one of the ears in position.

Figure 3l is a View similar to Figure 1 showing the Welding material in place.

Figure 4 isa fragnieiital sectional view through the reel intermediate the ears and on line 4 4 ofFigure 5.

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the headl of the reel.

Figure ,6 is a modiiication showing the ear as formed separate from thehead an secured thereto by welding.

Figure 7 is a' still further modification showing the ear as positioned so that lits edge engages the barrel.

Figure 8 is a still Afurther modification showing a head vformed of two parts with the ear formed on the outer auxiliary part and extending through the main head to engage the barrel.

It is found in the construction of reels y made of sheet metal or the like with their parts secured together by welding of advantage to provide some positioning means for REEL 1928. Serial No. 273,217.

centralizing the barrel and head members,

whichcentralizing means may also be used for attaching-the heads to the barrel of the reel; and the following is a detailed desci'iptionof the present embodiment of' this thus formed are located in a circle and spaced apart suitable distances and together form inwardly projecting extensions over Awhich the barrel 10 snugly fits, aiid is secured as at 17 by either spot welding, arc welding or 'gas welding. In using either of the latter two I prefer to form a hole or openingy 18 in the ear for convenience through which it is more desirable to supply the welding material to secure the ear to the barrel than about the edges of the ear. By the welding of these different ears to the barrel I lirmly and positively attach the heads of the reel thereto in an economical and convenient manner. In some cases the ears may be formed as illustrated in Figure 6 showing a separate L shaped piece 19 which is welded as at 20 to the head 1l and extends through an opening 2l in the head and along the inner surface of the barrel 10 and is secured there- 'to by welding as at 22,

In still other cases an ear 23 may be cut from the stock ofthe head 11 and forced inwardly slightly to form an abutment, thel edge of which engages the barrel 10 as illustrated in Figure 7, and through the opening 25.in the head formed by the ear cut therefrom I position welding material 26 to firmly secure the barrel and head members together.

In other cases, where it is desirable to provide an auxiliary plate 27 for thev purpose of forming a flat surface for stacking the i reels one upon the end of the otherA the auxiliary plate is positioned to lie'flush with the rollededge 12 of the main head 11 and and the ears 28 cut from the stock of the head 11 are folded outwardly,las illustrated in Figure 8, to space the auxiliary plate from the head and leave anopening 29. The attaching and ositioning ears 30 inthis case are formed om vthe stock of^the auxiliary plate 27 by cuttingthe ear 30 and folding the same inwardly through the openingp29 in the main head, as illustrated in Figure 8. The two ears 28 and 30vare secured t0- gether by welding as at 31, while the ear 30 is secured to the'barrel 10 by welding as' at 32 to securethe barrel to the two-part head as described. By the term head member in the claims I include all of the parts of whichthe head is; constructed.

Through the center of each of -the reels there is a sleeve'33 which is attached to each of the heads at its center by welding as at 34 to form 'an additional supporting means for the reel to strengthen the same'and assist f in tyin all of the parts together.

The oregoing description i's directed soletowards the construction illustrated, but

1 lydesire it to be understood that`I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechani` cal changes to which the device is suscept- ,v

each ofrsaid -openings welding each of said ears to said barrel to secure the head thereto.

2. A reel comprising a tubular barrel, a head member at eachend of the barrel, ears cut fromthe stock of thehead members and folded .to extend into and en age the inner' surface of the barrel, each o? provided with an opening through it into which welding materlal is deposited for said ears' bethe heads to thecbarrel.

3. A reel comprising a. tubular Abarrel hav-v 1 ing inner and outer surfaces, a head mem- .ber at each end ofv the barrel,

p ositioning means at the junctures of said arrel and head members comprising a plurality of ears carried by each head member and projecting inwardly therefrom and engagin .one of the surfaces of said barre1, each o said ears being'fprovided with an opening through it vinto Vwhich welding". /material is deposited forrsecuring the heads-ofthe barrel.

A 4. A reel comprising va'tubularbarrel, a

head member at one end of the barrel, spaced ears struck from the stock of the head member and folded to project from ther head member and en age a surface of the barrel to (align the hea member thereon, and welding material joining edges' of said` ears t0"- the engaged surface of said barrel.

5. A reel comprising a tubular barrel, a head member at one end of the barrel, spaced ears struck from the stock of the head member and folded to project from the headv member and engage a surface of the barrel to align the headmember thereon, :and weld.-

ing' material securlng said ears to the engaged surface "of said barrel.

6. The method of forming'- ametal reel,

including the steps of spaced ear portions from head portions, positloning the heads at the ends of a tubular section with each ear portion in contact with aA surface of the tubular section, and depositing welding materialat junctures of said ear portions and `the contiguous tubular section surface to weld said ear portions to said tubular section.

7 The method of forming a metal reel,

including the vsteps of `striking spaced ear portions having openings therethrough from head` portions, positioning the heads at the ends of a `tubular sectionrwith each Aear portion in contact with a surface of the tubular section, and depositing Vwelding material at junctures of said openings and the contiguous tubular section surfaceto weld said ear portions tosaid tubular section.

8. The methodof forminga. metal reel, including the steps o-fV striking spaced ear portions having openings' therethrough from head portions, positioning, the heads at'the ends 'of a tubular section with each ear ortion in contact with the innersurface o the 'tubular section, and depositing welding materialat junctures'of said openingsand the contiguous tubular section suiface to -weld said ear portions to said tubular section.

ture.

` FRANK MossBERG.

In testimony 'whereof I signa- 

